Overview
The planktonic foraminifera are a group of protist zooplankton abundant in modern oceans which have been intensively studied in terms of their biology, ecology and distribution. The group ranges in time from the Mesozoic to the present day and has been widely used for palaeoceanographical, palaeoclimatological and, especially, stratigraphical applications. Their role as markers for biostratigraphical zonation and correlation underpins most drilling of ocean sedimentary sequences as well as hydrocarbon exploration work. As a result, the taxonomy and evolution of planktonic foraminifera are well-known for the later part of their history in the mid Cretaceous (Albian), late Cretaceous and Cenozoic (113Ma to present) when they had become particularly abundant and geographically widespread. This work presents evidence about the key period of evolutionary diversification in the Early Cretaceous, based on material from Russia, the Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Dagestan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the North Sea area, and North Africa (Tunisia and Algeria). The origin and early development of the group in the Jurassic is reviewed which, together with the new knowledge of Early Cretaceous planktonic foraminifera, sets the scene for the well-known Late Cretaceous to recent evolutionary history of the group. The book serves as a guide to the recognition, evolutionary development and application of these important microfossils in the early and mid Mesozoic (220Ma-113Ma). It therefore provides the palaeobiological and evolutionary origins of a group which is well-known from the late Mesozoic (mid Cretaceous) onwards to the present. It should be of interest to all earth scientists concerned with the stratigraphy, micropalaeontology, palaeoceanography and palaeoclimatology of the Mesozoic, especially postgraduate students and professional micropalaeontologists, palaeoceanographers and hydrocarbon explorationists. By providing the critical early evolutionary history of one of the most important groups of fossil marine zooplankton which is extant in modern oceans, the book should also be of interest to evolutionary and marine biologists, and to other professionals interested in the geosphere-biosphere system through time.
Full Product Details
Author: M. K. BouDagher-Fadel ,
F. T. Banner ,
J. E. Whittaker ,
M. D. Simmons
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Imprint: Chapman and Hall
Edition: 1997 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.757kg
ISBN: 9780412758201
ISBN 10: 0412758202
Pages: 269
Publication Date: November 1997
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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